
35 episodes

Start Local Joe Casabona and Liam Dempsey
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Start Local is focused on helping businesses and non-profits in and around Chester County, Pennsylvania, connect and grow together. Our aim is to bring together the many folks that make up our wonderful community in greater Philadelphia to share and learn from each other.
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Advocating for Communities: Law and Volunteerism
We spend time with Robert Jefferson, a private practice attorney, about his role as the City Solicitor for the City of Coatesville, Pa and his approach to serving the people of that community. We chat about the non-profit organizations that Rob supports through service on their boards. And we spent time chatting about changes to the legal sector. This was a fun, energetic conversation with an enthusiastic and articulate lawyer.
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Fighting Food Insecurity Locally with Andrea Youndt
We explore how the Chester County Food Bank leads the local fight against food insecurity in a great conversation with the for impact organization's CEO, Andrea Youndt. Andrea shares how her career trajectory lead her to her current leadership position, and walks us through how the food bank partners with 150 local partners to address food insecurity and related challenges across Chester County.
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Why Every Local Business Should Have a Podcast with Marty McDonald
We catch up again with West Chester-based marketing agency owner, Marty McDonald. The CEO and Co-Founder of Bad Rhino, Marty shares how every local business should have a podcast – and how that podcast could fill its marketing messaging needs in a easy-to-manage and compelling way.
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Living, Sharing, and Supporting as a Community with Robert Martin
We learn all about Camphill Village Kimberton Hills from Robert Martin, a retired academic and musician. We begin our conversation with Bob walking us through his storied life and professional trajectory, which saw him move to the Camphill Village in northern Chester County. He then goes into depth about the philosophy and purpose of the village – and its many activities and happenings.
It was such a treat to learn about this wonderful, caring, and beautiful community. Any single sentence or two would be insufficient to describe Camphill Village Kimberton Hills in any meaningful way – so you will need to dig into the full episode. -
Supporting the Local Business Community with Michael Grigalonis
We explore how the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) is helping local area businesses move ahead in today'seconomy. Michael Grigalonis, recently appointed as President of the CCEDC, offers his professional goals for the non-profit organization, as well as sharing insight into his personal goals. He walks us through how the CCEDC operates as a non-profit, focused on local workforce development across a range of industries and sectors.
Customer Reviews
Great podcast!
Highly informative and very well done! Congrats Liam and Joe.
Excellent podcast! Informative, Engaging, and Well-Produced
For everyone struggling with COVID-19 and its repercussions in Chester County, PA and the greater Philly area, this podcast is a lifeline to urgently needed information and support. Small business owners, especially, will find this podcast incredibly valuable. Thank you, Liam
Great Idea
Great idea to put this together! Very Needed! Congrats to Liam and Joe!